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Chapter 2

Executive Skills Questionnaire

Rate each item by how well it describes you. Section totals and your strongest / weakest skills are computed automatically below.

1 Strongly disagree2 Disagree3 Tend to disagree 4 Tend to agree5 Agree6 Strongly agree

Chapter 2

Action Plan

Worksheet 1

Executive Skills in the Workplace

Step 1. Using the questionnaire above, check off your three executive skill strengths and your three weaknesses. If you had a lot of tie scores, decide which three you most want to focus on.

Step 2. Think about your job requirements. What aspects of your job do you find easiest or most pleasurable, and what do you find hardest or most aversive?

Easiest to do (least likely to put off, most efficient at)

Require the most effort (most likely to procrastinate on, least efficient at)

Step 3. Look at the easy and hard parts of your work. Do they line up with your executive skill strengths and weaknesses? Notes:

Worksheet 2

Using Your Executive Skill Strengths at Work

Worksheet 3

Working Around Your Executive Skill Weaknesses

Worksheet 4

Action Plan for the Workplace

What executive skill will you start with?

Weekly plan

Executive Skills Questionnaire for Supervisees

Rate each item by how well it describes your supervisee.

Supervisee: Date:

1 Strongly disagree2 Disagree3 Tend to disagree 4 Tend to agree5 Agree6 Strongly agree

Low- and High-Effort Tasks & Coping Strategies

Low-effort chores, tasks, activities

High-effort chores, tasks, activities

Your coping strategies

Relationships Executive Skills Questionnaire

Read each pair of descriptions and pick the one that better describes you, plus how often it is true (sometimes / often / most of the time). Do the same in the Other row for the person you're in a relationship with. Then look for patterns of similarity and difference.

Other person:

Patterns I notice

Daily Task Log

Planning Template

1. What is your desired outcome or goal? 2. Brainstorm everything you need to think about in carrying out your plan. 3. What materials do you need to gather? Include what you already have as well as things you may need to purchase or requisition.

Materials already available

Materials to purchase

4. What steps will you follow to carry out the plan?

5. Do you have the necessary skill set to carry out the plan? If not, how will you handle this? 6. If others are involved, who will oversee the project? Who will do what?

7. Review: revisit each section above and ask “Is it accurate? Is it complete?” Check when done.

Time Estimation Log

Learning from Mistakes

Show the worked example

Task or situation	What went wrong?	What did I do?	What cues did I miss?	Next time I will…
Date with girlfriend	Went to sports bar; watched game while we ate.	Didn't talk to my girlfriend; ignored her.	Angry facial expression; irritation in her voice.	Take her to a restaurant without a television.
New job responsibility at work	I thought I understood what I needed to do, but I didn't.	Did task wrong; left out important parts.	The final product didn't match specifications and I failed to see that.	Go through task instructions before I start; make sure I understand what I'm supposed to do; check my work against instructions when I'm done.

Problem-Solving System

Long-Term Goal Plan

Long-term goal

Target date for reaching goal

Potential obstacles to goal achievement

Ways to overcome obstacles

Action plan

List the steps, the interim deadline attached to each, and how you will reward yourself for finishing that step.

Action Plan for Stress Management

Practice log

Adapted from The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare. Copyright © 2016 The Guilford Press. Purchasers of the book may photocopy and/or download enlarged versions of this material for personal use.